Auctions: Human Remains
Lords · Question HL9382 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Boateng
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the online auction of a human female half skeleton by Richard Winterton Auctioneers on 14 July, whether they plan to issue advice to relevant trade associations, internet auctioneers, and regulatory authorities,
Answer
Answered by Baroness Twycross, 28 Jul 2025
This government calls on all auction houses to scrutinise their activities and for anyone trading in human remains to consider carefully the ethical implications of this activity which many understandably find deeply disturbing. All human remains should b...